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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2014, 07:20:59 PM »
Quote from: Cablebandit on March 06, 2014, 05:33:53 PM
Well the current model 660 Tenere was never offered here to my knowledge.

No, it hasn't.   >:( :'(
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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2014, 09:39:49 PM »
Dante could smuggle one to you for a "price".

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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #17 on: March 07, 2014, 07:19:21 AM »
There are a couple of them here in the states.  The 660 Tenere that is.






I think the consensus is that the parallel twin is buzzy on-road, and not great off-road.
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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2014, 08:46:26 AM »
Quote from: Cablebandit on March 07, 2014, 07:19:21 AM
There are a couple of them here in the states.  The 660 Tenere that is.

Yeah, all three that they sold.

With the trend in "adventure" bikes, it's probably a ripe time to bring one, and at a price point that will actually move. Trying to compete with the F800GS on price will make it a non-starter. The $8k price point for something that's 800-900cc has to be met or it's a hard sell. They'd HAVE to be comfortably under the Tiger 800 and the 800GS. Have to be.
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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2014, 09:51:57 AM »
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Or.... just sell the Tenere here in the US. Oh right... they tried that. Huge sales flop.

Jeez, I didn't even know there was such a thing until now. What happened? Too expensive to compete with the KLR?

Regardless, some people just don't like thumpers. My gut is that a multi-cylinder midsize would do okay. The Tiger 800 does okay, doesn't it?

Personally I'd be way more interested in a small triple than a big thumper.

How about a parallel twin?
You mean like the  MT-07?
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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2014, 10:18:05 AM »
Quote from: chornbe on March 07, 2014, 08:46:26 AM
Quote from: Cablebandit on March 07, 2014, 07:19:21 AM
There are a couple of them here in the states.  The 660 Tenere that is.

Yeah, all three that they sold.



You must be thinking of the old one.  The new one wasn't available here.
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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #21 on: March 07, 2014, 10:44:52 AM »
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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #22 on: March 07, 2014, 10:50:34 AM »
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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #23 on: March 07, 2014, 10:57:27 AM »
Quote from: Cablebandit on March 07, 2014, 10:18:05 AM

You must be thinking of the old one.  The new one wasn't available here.

And the old one, along with the TDM was here before the big ADV bike boom. They might do considerably better now.
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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #24 on: March 07, 2014, 10:58:00 AM »
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Yes, please, that will do nicely.

Wrap it up, I'll take it.
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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #25 on: March 07, 2014, 12:07:59 PM »
Quote from: Cablebandit on March 07, 2014, 10:50:34 AM
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Quote from: JReazor on March 07, 2014, 10:57:27 AM
And the old one, along with the TDM was here before the big ADV bike boom. They might do considerably better now.

Which is my point. They sold like three of them... maybe four, and viola, went away. These days, with the ADV bike fad, they'll likely do much better. But then again, this is the land of bigger, faster, louder, so...

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Re: Smaller Sport-Tourer coming soon?
« Reply #26 on: March 07, 2014, 01:36:22 PM »
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Yes, please, that will do nicely.

Wrap it up, I'll take it.



It's like, if the KLR had evolved. I think it would do well here now, of course, depending on the price point. Everyone will say they want one and will buy it (this applies to the new FJ09 too), and then when it shows up say, "meh, I will wait and buy one used."
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